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Don’t risk ‘Carbon Tech Debt’ by listening to the 1% fallacy

2nd April 2025

One of the most pernicious arguments against the UK’s Net Zero ambitions is that the country “is only responsible for 1% of emissions.” This is...

Driving Sustainability over a few bumps in the road

31st March 2025

For the last few years, I’ve been a judge for the Sustainability category for the North East Automobile Association (NEAA) Annual Awards. As a thank...

It ain’t easy being green – but it should be

28th March 2025

This week on the podcast, I look at one of the key issues in behavioural change for Sustainability that should be obvious, but is all...

Solar Panels, Slavery and the Importance of Fact Checking

26th March 2025

When I saw yesterday’s Daily Mail headline attacking UK Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband for building Net Zero on the backs of slave...

A lament for Tesla…

24th March 2025

Oh Elon. I suppose we saw it coming years ago in his hysterically petulant response to a cave rescue expert politely declining his back-of-a-fag-packet scheme...

Marga Hoek on Capital, Technology & Inspiration: the 3 keys to unlock Sustainability

21st March 2025

This week on the pod, I'm joined by Marga Hoek, entrepreneur, investor, and author of The Trillion Dollar Shift and Tech for Good. The former...

How music helps me deliver Sustainability better

19th March 2025

A few months ago, I made a small but significant tweak to my daily routine. Instead of having Radio 4's Today programme on the radio...

Decarbonising your supply chain may be easier than you think

17th March 2025

Several times in the last couple of weeks I had conversations along the lines of "how on earth are we ever going to decarbonise our...

Podcast: Vet Zero – Sustainability at the Royal Veterinary College with Rachel Ward

14th March 2025

If you think this episode is a bit niche, think again. Rachel is responsible for Sustainability across a number of public buildings (some listed), 400...

CBAM, EUDR, CSRD: all the right data, not necessarily in the right order

13th March 2025

I spent this morning facilitating a mastermind-style session for Sustainability managers in a particular manufacturing sector. The theme was legislation, which I was dreading as...

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